Three hundred thousand years later, the Emperor and the Undying Emperor were killed by Lin Yang and a large group of Red Dust Immortals in the interlayer of the Immortal Realm!
Then, the ruthless one established the Heavenly Court in the interlayer of the Immortal Realm and became the Heavenly Emperor. Based on this, he built a formation specifically for absorbing chaotic energy, called the Zhou Tian Star Formation.
The function of the formation is to continuously absorb the chaotic energy from outside the world on a large scale, transforming it into pure innate spiritual energy, and constantly strengthening the foundation of the world.
At this point, the world's level had finally recovered to the mid-stage of the Heavenly Realm, and its upper limit of strength had directly reached the level of the Immortal King!
On that day, Lin Yang, holding the Jade Disc of Creation, bathed in the lightning tribulation and broke through directly.
Then, just a few decades later, the ruthless man also broke through to the Quasi-Immortal Emperor realm!
Five hundred years later, the Great Emperor Wushi, wielding the Wushi Bell, battled for a hundred days amidst the tribulation of lightning, becoming the third powerful figure after Lin Yang and the Ruthless One to break through to the Immortal King realm. One can only say that he truly deserves the title of Innate Sacred Body Dao Embryo; he is incredibly powerful!
More than ten thousand years later, under Lin Yang's deliberate cultivation, the Nine Sacred Bodies, Void, Huan Yu and others also broke through to the Immortal King level.
After all, compared to Wushi, they are ultimately a level below in both comprehension and aptitude! The gap widens as they progress!
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Chapter 90: Thirty-Six Years
Quietly I leave, just as quietly I came;
I wave my sleeves, leaving not a trace behind.
In the world of Shrouding the Heavens, Lin Yang arrived, created the Heavenly Dao, established the Underworld, and later helped the Ruthless Man establish the Heavenly Court.
A world on the verge of complete collapse was given a second spring in his hands, and now it is on the right track to continue evolving.
Now, Lin Yang has left again. However, it's estimated that he'll return soon. At that time, he'll likely settle here permanently!
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In the Han Dynasty, several decades had passed without anyone realizing it! To be precise, thirty-six years had gone by!
Thirty-six years is enough time for an ordinary person to grow from a boy to an old man. It's enough time for many people in feudal times to live out their entire lives. (In feudal times, the average lifespan was often less than thirty-six years!)
In the world of mythology, powerful beings sometimes go into seclusion for more than thirty-six years! It can be long or short.
Over the past thirty-six years, the Han Dynasty has experienced numerous wars. There have been more than twenty large-scale wars alone. Three of these involved the entire nation's strength, with everyone from the youngest to the oldest strategist!
As for regional-level wars involving hundreds of thousands or even millions of troops, there are countless examples of such conflicts.
At the very beginning, right after Lin Yang left, the Heavenly Dao shattered, the world's will was utterly extinguished, leaving only the inherent instincts of heaven and earth!
At that time, all talk of the will of Heaven, the chosen one of the era, and the protagonist of destiny became utterly useless the moment the will of Heaven crumbled.
After all, with the Heavenly Dao gone, these things that depended on it naturally lost their effectiveness. It's probably similar to the world before the Heavenly Dao existed—the same chaos, the same disorder, the same darkness!
At that moment, Emperor Ling reacted swiftly, using the court's many trump cards to forcibly eliminate the two peak-level worlds located in Jiaozhou and Yizhou. In this way, he finally secured a safe rear area!
However, the cost was also heavy. The imperial court had used up most of its trump cards, and about a third of the gods had died in battle! At the same time, the grasslands and the Western Regions had fallen.
Emperor Ling himself was also severely injured in this battle, his strength reduced to only one-tenth of what it was before! He could only hide in the palace, barely clinging to life.
Things have come to this point, and anyone with eyes to see knows that the Han Dynasty can't hold on any longer! After all, you can handle one Earth-level world, but what about ten? Or a hundred?
Strategically speaking, the Han Dynasty was completely outmatched! It could only defend passively and could not retaliate proactively! Even if it won a battle, how long could it hold out against the ever-flowing army of the Immortal Qin?
Moreover, even if they win, it will still harm the Han Dynasty itself. To put it bluntly, this is the consequence of war happening on their own home! Regardless of victory or defeat, it is their own interests that suffer!
Therefore, with victory seemingly assured, the Immortal Qin dynasty harbored the idea of training its troops. After all, battlefields like the Han dynasty, which were relatively safe yet simultaneously thrilling, were rare indeed.
With the intention of training the next generation, many second-generation, third-generation, and even fourth-generation immortals of Xianqin have come to hone their skills over the years.
Among them, the most famous was probably Black Lotus. At this time, he had become a military commander, specifically responsible for dealing with Jiangdong. It can only be said that all of this was fate!
In addition, there were Meng Tian's grandson, Bai Qi's great-grandson, and other similar descendants who were usually not valued. They all came to earn military merits and hone their skills.
In addition, the power of industrialization gradually became apparent, and various powerful killing weapons gradually emerged, slowly increasing the strength of the Han Dynasty.
With these two different factors working together, the battlefield has temporarily reached a stalemate.
At this time, the Han Dynasty still controlled Jiaozhou, Jingzhou, Yizhou, and Jiangdong. In essence, it ruled by dividing the country along the Yangtze River!
Now, those still fighting on the battlefield are all outstanding figures of the younger generation! For example, the role models of the past, such as Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Cai Yan, Liu Bei, and Sun Jian.
As for the older generation, such as Yuan Feng, Cai Yong, Wang Yue, Tong Yuan, and Ma Teng, they were either dead or seriously injured and had lost their fighting ability.
Fortunately, the younger generation has been capable and has grown up; otherwise, the Han Dynasty would never have survived to this day!
Inside a tent sat Su Qing'er and Cai Yan. More than thirty years had passed, and both of them had now reached the sixth level of cultivation. Su Qing'er was halfway to the seventh level, while Cai Yan was at the peak of the sixth level.
In terms of strength, among the numerous second-generation individuals, Su Qing'er is already among the top tier!
Unfortunately, the gap between half-step seventh rank and seventh rank is like an insurmountable chasm. In this peak earth-level world, without great opportunities, it's normal to be trapped here for a lifetime!
"Sister Cai, the Qin army on the other side has improved again! Just now, I actually spotted the Longhai warship, which we only began mass production of last September. You must know, the power of this warship is immense. A single shot can kill a fourth-level Human Immortal, and at full power, even a fifth-level Earth Immortal would be in danger of death!"
"When we invented this thing, it consumed a lot of our manpower and resources. But now, only a few months later, it has already been completely imitated by the Immortal Qin. This speed is just too fast!" Su Qing'er said helplessly.
Upon hearing this, Cai Yan couldn't help but turn pale. How could the Han Dynasty have survived for thirty-six years without being destroyed?
A secondary reason was the selfless and courageous struggle of the many heroes of the Han Dynasty.
A secondary reason was that the gods generously donated their savings accumulated over hundreds of thousands of years. With these abundant raw materials and incredibly magical techniques, the Han Dynasty was able to hold on!
A secondary reason was the industrial revolution of the Han Dynasty, which gradually demonstrated its power and greatly boosted productivity. The time it used to take to produce one weapon could now produce ten or even a hundred!
A secondary reason was that the Qin Dynasty needed a training ground, and the Han Dynasty was just the right place for it!